Help me identify these grips
- Thread starter gnystrom
- Start date
Register to hide this ad
Goncalo alves. They appear to be N frame, but I can't confirm without seeing the back.
They are from an older N frame, and thanks for the response.
All my Smiths have either Goncalo Alves or Walnut Target Stocks. I don't know how to tell them apart though. Just put a smooth set on my new to me M-24.
Rick
Rick
Walnut diamond Target stocks (left), Goncalo Alves Cokes (right).
These Combat stocks are also Goncalo Alves:
The stocks are made of Goncalo alves.
Bill
Bill
Walnut diamond Target stocks (left), Goncalo Alves Cokes (right).
These Combat stocks are also Goncalo Alves:
Forgive me, I'm new, only been here for a week.
I'm familiar with Target Stocks and Magna Grips (which I detest) but don't have a clue what "cokes" mean. I've never heard that term used before.
Rick
Last edited:
- Joined
- Jun 28, 2007
- Messages
- 27,660
- Reaction score
- 21,311
The stocks on the right have a larger checkered area, are more oval than rectangular (edit to add: when mated together, looking from the bottom) and have a slight palm swell when viewed from the back. Supposedly resembling a glass soda bottle but to me it’s a bit of a stretch. N frame only, from about 1956 to ‘66, and expensive now.
Last edited:
That's cool. I never realized the checkered area was a different size. All mine are from the 70's and so they don't have the diamond. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
Rick
Rick
The Cokes look very similar from the side, but when viewed from the front or back, they resemble the shape of a Coke bottle with a distinct swell in the middle. Like you, I never cared for magna stocks until recently. If you've only used them on hard-recoiling guns then you wouldn't like them. But, they actually are very nice on guns that don't kick like a mule. And, some people have hands that struggle with the thickness of the target stocks. The biggest drawback, to me, with magnas is that the hand is placed higher-up on the frame which means the trigger is not pulled straight-back. That's the reason for the Tyler attachment. Here is a photo of my 1952-vintage M&P .38. I like the magnas on it much better than target stocks, and they look better too on an older gun like this.
Attachments
My new to me M-24 came with Magna grips that I switched out after only 10 rounds. I have small hands so that is part of it. I have to agree those grips on your 38 do look like they belong there. Don't think I've ever seen one with target stocks. I bet they would look odd. If you have some could you put them on your gun and take a pic? I'm really curious now.
